I got all my errands done... Did not buy a soda or snack while I was out... and I was only off .14 cents on my grocery budget allotment!

I also decided to try the 52 week savings plan... I'll go find the details and post it for you guys... I'm doing it per paycheck so I don't mess it up... but the end result will put me 2/3rds of the way to paying for our Disney tickets for 2014...

Where did you sell your books, cds, and dvds? I have some (especially kids books) that I want to sell as well.

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We have a place called Half Price Books that buys used media material (books, cd's, dvds, ect.)

1/4 - $0 - a friend asked me to go to lunch but the place they were going to is not a favorite of mine so I declined but said we would reschedule next week and suggested a place that I have a gift card for. So I can go out to lunch and not impact my budget.

Great job Nan. I am headed to stores Blah! Cleaning stuff, food but did print coupons, signed up for ibotta to earn extra on what I need, and have a raincheck. Never ending.

Did strike a deal with dds today about ag dolls, we keep going round and round about these. They each have $50 bday cash, gma offered up $30 per girl each for ag as part of Christmas. And ill cover the last as long as they don't ask for fast food till march. So not much of a budget buster.

I got all my errands done... Did not buy a soda or snack while I was out... and I was only off .14 cents on my grocery budget allotment!

I also decided to try the 52 week savings plan... I'll go find the details and post it for you guys... I'm doing it per paycheck so I don't mess it up... but the end result will put me 2/3rds of the way to paying for our Disney tickets for 2014...

I got all my errands done... Did not buy a soda or snack while I was out... and I was only off .14 cents on my grocery budget allotment!

I also decided to try the 52 week savings plan... I'll go find the details and post it for you guys... I'm doing it per paycheck so I don't mess it up... but the end result will put me 2/3rds of the way to paying for our Disney tickets for 2014...

Nutshell: you save a dollar a week increasing it by a dollar every week...
So this week is $1
next week is $2
and keeps going to week 52 you put in $52...
by the end of 52 weeks you have saved 1378.

I thought it was pretty cool.. and I figure out how to do it within my budget.... (even with the SS increase on payroll)...
My goal is to tuck at least 10 extra a month from my no buy days...

So, this check I put in 10.00 (I owed 3.00 per the challenge but rewarded myself 7.00 for staying within my budget on groceries).

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Oh, I like that idea. My paycheck was $18 less this week. (I get paid bi-weekly). $36 a month doesn't sound like much...but it adds up pretty fast! Especially when DH's check will probably be double that a week!

Oh, I like that idea. My paycheck was $18 less this week. (I get paid bi-weekly). $36 a month doesn't sound like much...but it adds up pretty fast! Especially when DH's check will probably be double that a week!

So far so good this week. Haven't eaten dinner out yet: saving for tomorrow. DS wants Denny's for Hobbit meals & trading cards. Used my 2 lunches out for this week, so need to plan accordingly tomorrow so I don't get stuck between grocery store & Target with 2 hungry kids. Need to get some toy storage boxes while on sale at Target so that need million piece toys remain together & hopefully organized. Between Imaginext Castle & Batman there are hundreds of little pieces, guys & accessories that (hopefully!) will remain together in a clear plastic shoebox instead of me individually trying to match the pieces back up later after I have "helpers" help me put toys away. Sometimes the help is worse than no help. ROTFL

1/1 - $0
1/2 -$29- groceries
1/3 - $0
1/4 -$88.89 at Walmart ($26.85 was a bday gift for a party next weekend, $$18.48 was food, rest household including a box for all of DS's new trucks) $78.90 at Safeway ($59.80 was cashed in raincheck for 20lbs hamburger)
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1/6 -
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I also resisted getting a coffee several times. In "land of coffee" it is really hard.